Salt Lickin' Good Fancy Lawnmowers

On the night of the 3rd we decided to check out the Monday night nightlife in Austin on the famous East 6th street. On the recommendation of Alan’s friend Jesse we first headed to LoveJoy’s Bar which is a grungy dive bar that brews its own beer (including a cask ale) and has a great selection of local Texas beers on tap.

I had a Fancy Lawnmower Kolsch style ale from Saint Arnold brewing in Houston TX that was clean, crisp, and super drinkable; just what I would want to drink while driving around on a John Deere. Michael quaffed a Full Moon rye pale ale from Real Ale brewing co. in Blanco TX.

After LoveJoy’s we wandered up and down 6th Street looking for drink specials and packed dance floors. Neither of which we could find on a Monday night.

Tuesday we had breakfast tacos at Torchy’s Tacos with Josh Rudow. Piled high with eggs, bacon, cheese, and salsa one taco alone almost sent me into a food coma, but we weren’t done eating yet. From Torchy’s we drove straight to the Salt Lick in Driftwood Texas, famous for their open pit BBQ which we washed down with Rio Blanco pale ale from Real Ale brewing co. They grill some ridiculously good beef brisket and pork ribs, but after just eating a massive breakfast taco it took some serious work just to finish half the plate.



After a huge breakfast and lunch in the span of two hours we hit the road for Big Bend National Park.